Fall whitefish thread!!!!

[Drewski Canuck]

So as the leaves start to turn golden, and the days get shorter, and there is a cold crispness in the air, a young (fisher)man's thoughts will naturally turn to whitefish fishing....

(I'm too old for Frat Parties, you see).....

Anyways, thought i would start a Thread and see how everyone's efforts have been going.

It can't be all speckle55 hitting his honey holes in the Park. There are lots of whites out on the flatland as well, right?

Drewski

[Bushleague]

Are we talking Rockies or Lake whitefish?

[Drewski Canuck]

Well .....

WHY NOT BOTH!!!

But really, what is driving me crazy is getting Lake Whitefish to bite.

All you need for Rockies (where allowed) is a nail, a dropper loop, a size 10 Royal coachman or Black Gnat, tipped with a maggot, and away you go! When the nail snags up, just break it off, and tie on another Nail.

Now for Whites, I have had good days in years past at the Trellis at Wabamum with a Kastmaster and a slip bober with short jigging action as it was reeled in.

Actually out fished the wire worms under a bober that so many others where using.

Drewski

[Mr Flyguy]

Well .....

WHY NOT BOTH!!!

But really, what is driving me crazy is getting Lake Whitefish to bite.

All you need for Rockies (where allowed) is a nail, a dropper loop, a size 10 Royal coachman or Black Gnat, tipped with a maggot, and away you go! When the nail snags up, just break it off, and tie on another Nail.

Now for Whites, I have had good days in years past at the Trellis at Wabamum with a Kastmaster and a slip bober with short jigging action as it was reeled in.

Actually out fished the wire worms under a bober that so many others where using.

Drewski

Years past at Wabamun seems to be the operative now. Before THE SPILL, in the late fall the railroad trellis area was packed with fishers in boats and on the shore. I would "fly fish" with a floating line and wire worm (sweetened with a white maggot) and have tons of action for whitefish. Last fall saw nada and nobody goes there any more.

[Zip-in-Z]

Sylvan - Sept 15th .... warm calm afternoon, nice fall colors, water still a bit too warm, a few small Whites roaming around the shallows.

D.


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[raw outdoors]

What info can you guy give on whites in the fall? How do I target them? Are they in different locations? Does water temp dropping bring them closer to shore ? Do they like big flat structures to spawn? I probably won’t get out till after archery season and I have already winterized the boat so I will be in a canoe so locations them on the Humminbird helix 10 is not an option in the canoe.
Thanks guys

[simpatico]

Has anyone been on the McLeod for whites yet. Planning on another fin, feather, fur trip with my boys and my nephew this weekend. Nephew’s first year hunting so hopefully we find a few birds and whites. Bonus would be his first deer!

Thanks
Tony

[Speckle55]

OMG !!!!

can I go now ( now is the time ):shark:

memories pictures kiss the fish :love0025:

Fly Rod /floating line/8# fluorocarbon 10' /indicator / Imitation Blood Worm :test:

if you know where they are feeding .. watch for rising:sEm_oops2:

I also like sight fishing if not in colored water :47b20s0:

inlets to lakes /creeks coming in

4 to 8 fow works for me

twitch it in .. if wavy u can leave a bit longer

be ready at all times :fighting0074:

Still water fishing at its best … thanks Shane :shake2:

fun fun fun

David:)

[Drewski Canuck]

I can tell you that all along in front of the town site at Calling Lake the locals have been netting whites in October in less than 10 FOW for years.

It was the old timers who put out a net, and not many of them do it any more.

But the whites will be there.

With a little luck, so will I!

Drewski

[Zip-in-Z]

These work .... 2" Mini Mr. Twister on a 1/32 oz head ... Mr. White inhales them, I was fishin 8-10 FOW over rock/sand/rubble bottom.

Get out & have some fun.


D.



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[Drewski Canuck]

Those Whites are the perfect size for the smoker, which is what my evil plan is!

Zip n Zee, did the depth you set the jig at matter at all?

I tried those jigs this spring at Calling after getting tired of walleye, and all I caught was .... MORE Walleye!

Hoping the whites moving onto the Spawning area will make it easier to target the whites this fall!

Drewski

[Zip-in-Z]

Zip n Zee, did the depth you set the jig at matter at all?

Drewski

Mr. D.C. .... as mentioned I was fishing in 8-10 fow, in my float tube, the technique I used was fan cast in each direction say 35-40 feet, let the jig float down pick up slack, jig & retrieve slowly back. Mr White normally inhales it on the drop to or near the bottom, if you can bounce it off the bottom in the sandy rock rubble that helps trigger a strike. They won't hit the jig below me they always pick-it up a distance away & when you feel them on you really need to set the hook, I loose more than I get in the net to light bites. Trust this helps.


Sept 17th ... went back out for a couple hours this afternoon,only had one White hit my jig but lost it on the surface. I still think it's a bit too warm & they're not moving around in the shallows. Ended up finishing the afternoon fishin in 3-4 fow near shore with lots of rocks & gravel near a weed bed, found some active Walleye and a bunch of small Pike but no Whites. Plan on going back to Sunbreaker area on my next trip out.

A few pic's from today .... enjoy.

David




Another nice & calm day on Sylvan with no crazy's in monster boats ... bonus.

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[Drewski Canuck]

Well one thing for sure, the water clarity looks excellent!!!

Reason I ask about depth is I have tried your lure under a slip bobber and it did work great, just for the wrong fish!!

Nice part of a slip bobber is you can add some split shots and get longer casts. You can also do a vertical jigging with short pulls and then let it suspend there.

I may be able to give it a try this weekend again. A Neighbour from the City was still catching walleye this morning at Calling. He didn't care to try for whites from my understanding of what he was saying.

Drewski

[pikeman06]

Hey Drewski don't overthink those whites. If you know where they are just anchor up. Even pound the bottom a few times with the anchor. Then proceed to try every bloody hook and color combination. Maybe it's an oddball spoon like the cheap thin ones you see in the gas station, green with some diamonds on it. Pink and white clown pattern. Plain silver brass or copper. Maybe a big spoon like the ruby eyed wiggler with beads wired into the body. Maybe it's the blue fox pixxee with the plastic gob of eggs in orange or pink or some dang thing. If they aren't wire worm whites and I don't think they are, forget the finesse. Maybe a number five lennie Thompson. Try EVERYTHING. If you got em in ten feet or less that's half the battle, any hook that they like you will see them interested. Forget the bait, fish aggressive, they are fast and have excellent eyesight. Find that magic hook and you will own them. I've seen them hammer big wetaskiwins like a jackfish but refuse every manner of wire worm or finesse riggins. Good luck buddy.

[raw outdoors]

What time of the year during open water season do you think the water is the clearest. I was out there in early summer and it was not to good.

[Drewski Canuck]

Raw Outdoors,

Water will be clearest at ice off.

From the pictures the water at Sylvan is very clear if I can see rocks that far out!

As for fall, if it was a heavy algae summer, when the lake "turns over" it tends to bring up all the algae that has settled on the bottom and the water will turn murky.

We are far from the point where the top of the water column cools quickly and then drops to the bottom forcing the warmer water below up to the top.

Drewski

[ATF]

Those Whites are the perfect size for the smoker, which is what my evil plan is!

Zip n Zee, did the depth you set the jig at matter at all?

I tried those jigs this spring at Calling after getting tired of walleye, and all I caught was .... MORE Walleye!

Hoping the whites moving onto the Spawning area will make it easier to target the whites this fall!

Drewski

We used to set them quite shallow starting at 2 feet below the bobber. Maybe you're going too deep?

[Bigwoodsman]

I plan to head out on Saturday and fish the Red Deer below the dam for RMW's any tips on using a fly for these.

BW

[Drewski Canuck]

Bigwoodsman,

Standard fare is a heavy, cheap, 4 inch nail (YES I SAID A NAIL!) Tie on the heaviest elastic band you can find, take the nail and loop the rubber band around it as many times as possible until tight up by the head of the nail. If you are lucky enough to have rubber surgical tubing, just stuff the nail into the tubing and tie onto the tubing.

About 18 inches up tie in a dropper loop and add about 8 inches of leader material. Tie on a Royal Coachman / Black Gnat / Mosquito pattern size 10, and put on a couple of maggots or a salmon egg.

Cast upstream and bounce through the current. If you hang up, just pull and the nail will release and you will not lose the flies.

Most times nails slide through the rocks very easily and are cheap enough that it does not matter if you lose a few on the rocks.

On the coast they use pencil lead, but that stuff is hard to find around here, and nails are more biodegradable anyway.

Good luck!

Drewski

[Bigwoodsman]

Bigwoodsman,

Standard fare is a heavy, cheap, 4 inch nail (YES I SAID A NAIL!) Tie on the heaviest elastic band you can find, take the nail and loop the rubber band around it as many times as possible until tight up by the head of the nail. If you are lucky enough to have rubber surgical tubing, just stuff the nail into the tubing and tie onto the tubing.

About 18 inches up tie in a dropper loop and add about 8 inches of leader material. Tie on a Royal Coachman / Black Gnat / Mosquito pattern size 10, and put on a couple of maggots or a salmon egg.

Cast upstream and bounce through the current. If you hang up, just pull and the nail will release and you will not lose the flies.

Most times nails slide through the rocks very easily and are cheap enough that it does not matter if you lose a few on the rocks.

On the coast they use pencil lead, but that stuff is hard to find around here, and nails are more biodegradable anyway.

Good luck!

Drewski


Drewski
Thanks for this awesome tip and explanation. I will let you know how we make out.

BW

[Zeb]

The picture does not do this Rockie justice. This bad boy was caught a couple weeks ago out of the Oldman.

[dryflyguy]

That's the fattest Rocky I've ever seen, nice catch!

[simpatico]

Anyone fish the McLeod the last couple of weeks? Looking for river conditions as we are heading out Sunday.

[Zip-in-Z]

Sylvan - Sept 22nd – Was nice to see the local farmers out on their fields, crops look good. Drove out to Sunbreaker Cove – lots of boaters out it was a Bty calm day, +25C, caught a bunch of aggressive Walleye & a couple small Pike in the same spot Scott & I did very well at in the spring. Only hooked one small White and lost it on the surface, it wasn’t a good day for me & Whites. When I got back to the dock there was a Sylvan Bylaw Officer speaking to a fellow who was cleaning up a bunch of Whites, turned out to be Mr. Happyfisher, first time we met, we had a nice visit. Looks like the weather is going to turn, rain & snow on the way.

A few pic’s from today …. Enjoy.

D.

Harvest has started.

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Fall Colors on Bright Sunny Day


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Boat Launch was Busy Today

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Lots of Small Walleye loved my Mr. Twister.

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Couple of Skinny Pike


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[happyfisher]

yea.....i can catch whites now....learned from bwack...zip...andy and others i have met in person. It was funny i recognized Zip belly boat and put 1 and 1 togeather.....Zip got skunked with whites. Looks like the apprentice has become the master. Im no longer a padawan.....

zip...lets head out to the lighthouse one day!!!!this weekend sucks...but im ready when its nice out!!!

happy

ps...i caught my whites in 20+ FOW...another AO member caught his in 30 + FOW....so ....i dunno...will they go shallow soon?

[Zip-in-Z]

yea.....i can catch whites now....learned from bwack...zip...andy and others i have met in person. It was funny i recognized Zip belly boat and put 1 and 1 togeather.....Zip got skunked with whites. Looks like the apprentice has become the master. Im no longer a padawan.....


happy



For a guy who called me "Sir" at least 4 times in our short visit .. why do I feel like I took a cheep shot from a padawan learner ?

Go forward apprentice and make the Jedi Master's .... AKA .... Sir Bwack, Sir Z-z & Sir Snapfisher proud and honor the code of assisting other A/O members with your newly acquired knowledge.

That said .... snow & cold is on the way for the weekend, the Sylvan Marina is quickly clearing out, this will bring the Whites into the shallows.

Cheers,

David




Pic taken ... Thursday Sept 26th ...


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[happyfisher]

i was being respectful to my fishing master by calling you sir.
i always rub it in if given the opportunity. Its my dark side...

ill help any AO member anytime master Zip....

you may now address me as darth fishious

happy

[SNAPFisher]

Nice work gents!

Happy, good to hear you are on them. I haven't been yet but I sounds like the shallows are not great yet. I'm betting some of these below zero temps will change that. -9 wind chill at Sylvan this weekend.... I'll wimp out and wait until it warms up a bit.

[Zip-in-Z]

Sylvan - Sept 27th .... +2C ... Wind NNE 17 gust 29 km/h not even darth fishious would be on the water chasing Whites today, the lake temp is cooling down.

A few pic's taken at noon.

D.


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[Bigwoodsman]

Last Saturday I journey to the tail waters below Dixon Dam, managed a handful of RMW's some pushing the 30CM mark and two small Brown trout with the fly rod. I was rigged with a bead head nymph tipped with maggots and a two split shot dropper.

BW

[Sooner]

I'm off to the Atha B/Berland tomorrow for some white action.


Best way we found in the rivers: Piece of coat hanger bent to a V(have to size it to the rivers flow). Tie your line to it. Go up 2 ft and tie on your Fly. We use the scnelled Hook style with a fly that already has a leader and a loop on it.

That coat hanger will bounce along the rocks keeping your hook in the zone. Still gets hung up but not as quick as a nail will.

No maggots allowed where we are going :(

[happyfisher]

hey zip.....will the white mive into the shallows at sylvan to the point u can sight fish them? liken6 FOW?

happy

[slough shark]

hey zip.....will the white mive into the shallows at sylvan to the point u can sight fish them? liken6 FOW?

happy

I’ve gone sight fishing for whitefish at sylvan in the shallows in the middle of summer, just need to wake up early and beat the crowds on a calm day

[Zip-in-Z]

hey zip.....will the white mive into the shallows at sylvan to the point u can sight fish them? liken6 FOW?

happy

Maybe, but don't know for sure, haven't been out it's been windy & cold/snowing here just like your place. Scott & I are hoping to get out on the weekend, will let you know.

Taken the other day ....

D.

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[davebuck]

Anyone fish for whites in rattle snake in the fall by Medicine Hat

[molsoncanadian]

Anyone fish for whites in rattle snake in the fall by Medicine Hat

In the spring I've had luck at rattlesnake lake fishing off the west dam for whitefish using slip bobber and wire worm. Never had much luck catching them in the fall however.

[pikergolf]

In the spring I've had luck at rattlesnake lake fishing off the west dam for whitefish using slip bobber and wire worm. Never had much luck catching them in the fall however.

Nov. same place, same bait.

[Zip-in-Z]

Drove down Lakeshore Drive in Sylvan this am .... the lake was steaming like a kettle, water temps are dropping, Whites should be more active this weekend.

D.

[Sooner]

Last Saturday. Sure can tell the difference without maggots lol. But so nice to be back to one of my favorite places since the closure. Grayling were biting too and one in our group caught a nice Rainbow as well.


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[Zip-in-Z]

hey zip.....will the white mive into the shallows at sylvan to the point u can sight fish them? liken6 FOW?

happy



Happy ... went out today from 2:30 - 4:30, southeast wind didn't help only 2 Walleye, Whites don't appear to be in the shallows yet.

D.

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[Drewski Canuck]

Sylvan looks beautifully clear.

Drewski

[SNAPFisher]

hey zip.....will the white mive into the shallows at sylvan to the point u can sight fish them? liken6 FOW?

happy

Hard to see them in 6. I'm usually sight fishing them in 3-4 FOW.

[SNAPFisher]

They have to be there Zip. I'm going to put the hurt to em this weekend!

[Poppa]

Sylvan looks beautifully clear.

DrewskiWas just thinking that. After my experience at the slough that is Pine Lake last weekend, I'm pretty excited to be on Sylvan on Sunday. That's gonna be a lot nicer...

[Zip-in-Z]

Oct 05th - Sylvan Whitecaps and Whites .... stayed home not a great day, 2:00 pm, Wind WNW 38 gust 49 km/h .... hope tomorrow's a better day.

A few pic's, enjoy.

D.


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If this is your boat you need to rescue it.


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This guy is having fun!


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[davebuck]

Nov. same place, same bait.

Thanks I’ll try an get out there in November

[slingshotz]

Got out in my pontoon yesterday at Sylvan, beautiful dead calm morning. Saw a white in 2 FOW near the lighthouse which shocked me being so shallow. I wish I brought my bow lol.

That was the only white I saw for the entire morning though, picked up a bunch of healthy walleyes all over from 6-12 FOW through out the day on a gold and red clouser streamer.

Only managed one white near the rocks in about 5 FOW later in the afternoon on a red wire worm when it got choppy. Another guy in a small float tube told my wife and son on shore he saw some around the rocks closer to shore. If that person is on here, thank you for the tip, I would have been skunked otherwise :wave:

[pikergolf]

Thanks I’ll try an get out there in November

The closer it is to ice up, the more fish there are. They are staging to spawn and spawning at that time of year.

[Zip-in-Z]

Got out in my pontoon yesterday at Sylvan, beautiful dead calm morning. Saw a white in 2 FOW near the lighthouse which shocked me being so shallow. I wish I brought my bow lol.

That was the only white I saw for the entire morning though, picked up a bunch of healthy walleyes all over from 6-12 FOW through out the day on a gold and red clouser streamer.

Only managed one white near the rocks in about 5 FOW later in the afternoon on a red wire worm when it got choppy. Another guy in a small float tube told my wife and son on shore he saw some around the rocks closer to shore. If that person is on here, thank you for the tip, I would have been skunked otherwise :wave:

Sling-S ... was wondering if that was you, I had a nice chat with the kid/wife, since you had a W/T, I suggested you give it a try, had a few hit my jig in that area but never got any to hook up, I think it's still a bit early, things should pick-up next week after this cold/snow.

Edit: ... I did catch a bunch of nice walleye, that was fun.

D.

Nice Set-up.

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This morning (Oct 08th) no one golfing today.


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[HL_transplant]

Does anyone have any experience fishing lake whites in creeks during the spawn, Ive yet to figure out something that they’ll actually bite right now.

[slingshotz]

Sling-S ... was wondering if that was you, I had a nice chat with the kid/wife, since you had a W/T, I suggested you give it a try, had a few hit my jig in that area but never got any to hook up, I think it's still a bit early, things should pick-up next week after this cold/snow.

Edit: ... I did catch a bunch of nice walleye, that was fun.

D.


Cool, I thought that might have been you judging from the setup I saw. Was thinking of drifting close to say hi but didn't want to intrude in case you were slamming the whites like you normally do :)

How do you manage to spot the whites while sitting in the tube? I was finding it hard to see anything past 4 FOW even standing on my pontoon.

I left my pontoon all setup and ready to go, thinking of one more trip on Sat if the weather holds up.

[davebuck]

The closer it is to ice up, the more fish there are. They are staging to spawn and spawning at that time of year.

Thanks

[New2Elk]

I'm up here in Yellowknife and everyone kept telling me about a spot I have to get out to for whitefish by some rapids on the Yellowknife river. I have never caught (or even targeted) whitefish in open water before, only ice fishing. My kids have never caught whitefish at all. I've been taking them there the last few weekends now.

The spot everyone referred me to is absolutely amazing and looks like something out of a National Geographic's magazine. The first time out we hooked into a few fish but only managed to land one. Both my 13 year old daughter and 14 year old son did have some on the line though and had now caught the fever. It took a little while to teach them the finesse of landing these soft mouthed fish as they were more used to just hauling in pike. We went again last weekend and both my daughter and son each landed some of their own with us taking home a total of 11. We cooked some up fresh and everyone enjoyed the rewards of their efforts.

My son was tied up this weekend but my daughter insisted we go again. Caught these (plus one more that we hooked right when leaving) yesterday with my daughter getting half of them herself. Even more than the great fishing, I'm excited about how much this experience has caused my kids to want to go out.

[Bigwoodsman]

I'm up here in Yellowknife and everyone kept telling me about a spot I have to get out to for whitefish by some rapids on the Yellowknife river. I have never caught (or even targeted) whitefish in open water before, only ice fishing. My kids have never caught whitefish at all. I've been taking them there the last few weekends now.

The spot everyone referred me to is absolutely amazing and looks like something out of a National Geographic's magazine. The first time out we hooked into a few fish but only managed to land one. Both my 13 year old daughter and 14 year old son did have some on the line though and had now caught the fever. It took a little while to teach them the finesse of landing these soft mouthed fish as they were more used to just hauling in pike. We went again last weekend and both my daughter and son each landed some of their own with us taking home a total of 11. We cooked some up fresh and everyone enjoyed the rewards of their efforts.

My son was tied up this weekend but my daughter insisted we go again. Caught these (plus one more that we hooked right when leaving) yesterday with my daughter getting half of them herself. Even more than the great fishing, I'm excited about how much this experience has caused my kids to want to go out.


PERFECT!

Love these posts!

BW

[pikeman06]

Really nice lookin whites there New2elk. Thanks for sharing I bet the kids had fun.

[Zip-in-Z]

Oct 16th - Sylvan - got out for a couple hours this afternoon, worked the shallows - nothing - moved out a bit deeper in 7-8 fow over rock rubble bottom and started to get a few Walleye & one nice White. Wind picked up & it was a struggle trying to stay in the zone, dropped anchor that helped & picked up a few more Walleye and another White. Then the clouds disappeared & sun came out it got warm (17C) but windy had a few hits but the fishing declined.

I started the following thread last year .... "Sylvan Lake Float tube Whites" .... my first post was Oct 17th 2018 .... the Whites just started moving into the shallows, the fishing picked up right up to Oct 30th, hopefully this year will be similar, so get out and have some fun with Whites. Link ... http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/showthread.php?t=353179


Edit: How do you manage to spot the whites while sitting in the tube? I was finding it hard to see anything past 4 FOW even standing on my pontoon.

I fished that area last year with success, as well seen a White rise and pick off a spider on the surface, today, nothing.


A few pic's from today.

D.


https://i.imgur.com/yLgplhE.jpg


https://i.imgur.com/TMANwSh.jpg


1/32 oz head & 1" Mr. Twister Tiny Tail

https://i.imgur.com/wLVKuFg.jpg


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[SNAPFisher]

Made it out to Sylvan last weekend. There were some in the shallows but not much. Weird year. Managed 3 to the boat. One that was just over 2 lbs for my buddy and I got a couple of the usual size in. We lost a few as well. Not a bust not nothing to get too worked up over either. I'll be back on the hard water :)

Good luck out there white hunting all!

[Zip-in-Z]

Mr Snap .... was wondering if you made it out, tks for the update.

D.

[Zip-in-Z]

Oct 18th - Sylvan - Went out at 4:00 pm, was less than 100 yds out from shore, little to no wind, 3rd cast in 4 fow, got a nice White. Worked the area, nothing else, went deeper got a Walleye then had another White but lost it. Cold front moved in with rain, big wind was lucky to have oars & headed back to shore. Sat on the dock for a bit the sun came out wind was down so went back out until the next black cloud moved in, got hit with wind/rain & wet snow ... disappointed, headed home.

D.

[Zip-in-Z]

Oct 19th - Sylvan ..... BTY Day, no wind nice & warm, spent a couple hours out but got blanked .... had a few hits watched a White follow my Mr. Twister up to my F-tube but wouldn't commit ... thinkin of going back to duck hunting.

Slingshotz was out with his family, watched him land a nice White, hope we get an update.

D.




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[slingshotz]

Only managed the one white in the mid-afternoon as Zip said, saw lots in the shallows late morning/early afternoon. Spent the first few hours bowfishing instead of fly fishing, haven't had the chance to do it for years so I sucked badly at it and got skunked. Difficult to aim in 5-7 fow especially when the whites spook so fast right now. Cold wind kicked up really fast at 5:30 and drove me in.

At least it was a beautiful day out, finally managed to get one nice panorama shot. If you look really closely near the big hotel you can see Zip in the water :)

https://i.imgur.com/qZnOa8j.jpg

[SNAPFisher]

That really is a nice shot. Thanks!

[Zip-in-Z]

Only managed the one white in the mid-afternoon as Zip said, saw lots in the shallows late morning/early afternoon. Spent the first few hours bowfishing instead of fly fishing, haven't had the chance to do it for years so I sucked badly at it and got skunked. Difficult to aim in 5-7 fow especially when the whites spook so fast right now. Cold wind kicked up really fast at 5:30 and drove me in.

At least it was a beautiful day out, finally managed to get one nice panorama shot. If you look really closely near the big hotel you can see Zip in the water :)




Slingshotz .... you sure have a patient family to spend the entire day out on the lake. Fishin was slow that day, most likely due to the calm, sunny day. Really like your pic, too.

Cheers

D.

[Zip-in-Z]

Oct 22nd – Sylvan – Went out at 1:00 pm for a few hours, wind came up and ended my fun. Got 2 Whites, both males, had a few more hits but missed them, no Walleye past 2 trips, they must be hiding.

More wind in the forecast, not many days left.

A few pic’s.

D.

Nice & Calm ….

https://i.imgur.com/3ZZF5i3.jpg


https://i.imgur.com/RSoStiF.jpg


5 Minutes Later …..

https://i.imgur.com/ajK7VeI.jpg


Got Pushed Home …..

https://i.imgur.com/ugTchHG.jpg


These sure work for me with a 1/32 jig head .....

https://i.imgur.com/T6q44M0.jpg


Boneless Dinner for the Mrs ….


https://i.imgur.com/gXWKBGn.jpg

[Rikkles Fisher]

I just nymphed the river yesterday and caught the most fish I have caught all season, I love that late fall whitefish bite.
https://youtu.be/r-biqUsjOTI

[super mario]

Fall time Whitefish from the river

[Zip-in-Z]

Fall time Whitefish from the river


Nice White SuperM & that's not Lockport Dam as you can't even get close to the Red River due to flood, bet you miss those monster Greenbacks at this time of year, too.

D.

[super mario]

Nice White SuperM & that's not Lockport Dam as you can't even get close to the Red River due to flood, bet you miss those monster Greenbacks at this time of year, too.

D.

THx I fish at Red river floodway outlet structure and Fishing was Great

[StringTheory]

This thread gave me some hope initially but I give up! Last weekend I gave it the good ole college try but still couldn’t catch a White in Pigeon Lake. Anyone else have luck catching them there? I feel like I explored the whole south end but couldn’t find one. Going to the north end once the ice is thick enough I guess!

https://www.stringtheoryangling.ca/october-2019-the-end-of-open-water/

[fish99]

This thread gave me some hope initially but I give up! Last weekend I gave it the good ole college try but still couldn’t catch a White in Pigeon Lake. Anyone else have luck catching them there? I feel like I explored the whole south end but couldn’t find one. Going to the north end once the ice is thick enough I guess!

https://www.stringtheoryangling.ca/october-2019-the-end-of-open-water/

i fish by the point at grandveiw this time of year , whites are stacked up there in oct nov, , as this is one area they spawn at , once you hit the spot on the spot its non stop action, please conserve the resource .

[StringTheory]

Thanks for the tip Fish99. Unfortunately I had to put the boat in hibernation this weekend. If we get a nice day I may take the kayak out for a ride but likely waiting for first ice in December.

[Zip-in-Z]

Oct 28th ... Sylvan ... -19 C with the wind chill, not a good day to go fishin.

D.

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[SNAPFisher]

Got out to Sylvan yesterday. Decent enough day. Water temp was 34.5 at the surface. Getting there!

Didn't see many whites in the shallows. Lots of boats out though which was a surprise this late. I've seen a real drop off this year in numbers seen. That said, it has been a strange year weather wise so hard to say. Certainly the popularity has grown.

I did manage to scratch out a couple though and a decent day overall with the weather.
https://i.postimg.cc/fL164RsP/IMG_0773.jpg (https://postimg.cc/YGfXYkhN)

Bring on the ice!

[swampy45]

Nice SNAP! Won’t be long until we’re on the ice for them!

[Zip-in-Z]

Got out to Sylvan yesterday. Decent enough day. Water temp was 34.5 at the surface. Getting there!

Didn't see many whites in the shallows. Lots of boats out though which was a surprise this late. I've seen a real drop off this year in numbers seen. That said, it has been a strange year weather wise so hard to say. Certainly the popularity has grown.

I did manage to scratch out a couple though and a decent day overall with the weather.

Bring on the ice!


Mr. Snap .... nice to see you made it out yesterday & have enough for supper, was considering going, however, I needed an ice breaker to get on to the water and wouldn't last long in a float tube at those water temps.

Last year I did extremely well in late October, unfortunately, most of the Whites were females & full of eggs, guess this season there will be more females reproducing in Sylvan.

Cheers

D.



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[Sea Hawk]

I was at calling two weeks ago and the natives had a net in 8 feet of water that was loaded with whites. I tried to go back but all the windy days we had kept me off the lake. When it finally calmed down earlier this week i made plans to head out but when i phoned a cabin owner up at the lake he told me there was 20 feet of ice from shore. I thought i was done but i phoned him this evening and all ice is gone so the plan is to head out tomorrow. I will report on the results.